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Profession Pursuit II (Posted on 2014-01-02)

Mr. Burton has a wife and a daughter; the daughter has a husband and a son. The following facts refer to the people mentioned:

One of the five people is a doctor and one of the other four is the doctor’s patient.
The doctor’s first offspring and the patient’s older parent are of the same sex.
The doctor’s first offspring is:

not the patient, and:
not the patient’s older parent.

Who is the doctor?

Submitted by K Sengupta

Rating: 3.0000 (2 votes)

Solution: (Hide)

The Doctor is the daughter's husband.

For a detailed explanation, refer to the solution submitted by Steve Herman in this location.

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Subject	Author	Date
Analytical Solution (spoiler)	Steve Herman	2014-01-03 10:32:15
Answer	Ady TZIDON	2014-01-03 05:17:54

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